Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and corn cultivars on corn silage yield

Authors

  • Masoud Mohseni Scientific Member of Agronomy and Horticulture Crops Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sari, Iran
  • Mohammad Hossein Haddadi Scientific Member of Agronomy and Horticulture Crops Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sari, Iran
  • Maryam Yousefnezhad M.Sc. Student at Islamic Azad University, Branch of Ghaemshahr, Iran

Keywords:

Corn silage, Corn cultivar, Nitrogen fertilizer, Forage yield

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Published

2018-03-21

How to Cite

Masoud Mohseni, Mohammad Hossein Haddadi, & Maryam Yousefnezhad. (2018). Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and corn cultivars on corn silage yield. Scientific Journal of Biological Sciences, 7(3), 469-473. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjbs/article/view/109

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